Council recently rezoned 2720 St. Paul Street to "R-2S two family detached residential small lot" from "R-1I infill residential," allowing developer Kevin Fairweather of K2 Contracting Ltd to proceed with his plans to build a duplex on the 323 square metre (3477 square foot) lot. The adjacent property, 2732 St. Paul, was...

The Selkirk College Saints hope two champions can bring championship experience to the West Kootenay college. Selkirk head coach Jeff Dubois is pleased to announce forwards Cody Fidgett (Richmond, B.C.) and John Proctor (Port Moody, B.C.) have committed to attend Selkirk College for the  2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Proctor and Fidgett recently completed […]

The BC Coroners Service has announced that a planned inquest into the death of Sheilah Lorraine Sweatman has been postponed. The inquest was scheduled to begin on Monday, June 4, in Nelson. However, a delay has been found to be necessary to ensure availability of all required witnesses as well as counsel for parties with […]

On Saturday, June 2, the Rossland Secondary School Interact Club will be hosting a used book sale in the Bank of Montreal Building beside Kootenay Nordic Sports. The sale will run from 10-4. Proceeds will help fund the Rossland Secondary School Interact club's trip to Roatan, Honduras this August, where students will spend ...

After guiding Rossland's famous Joe Hill Coffee House for 35 wonderful shows, Michael Gifford is stepping out for a well-earned rest.  But Joe Hill lives on!   Joe Hill Coffee House is now being looked after by a team made up of Les Carter, Marti Hall, Kyle Buckley, and Dave Snider.  (It took four of us to replace Michael!)...

Granite Pointe’s Carson Arcuri, Ryan Fullerton of Rossland/Trail, Trevor Browell of Champion Lakes and Kaslo’s Shawn Ellard all earned spots on the Zone One West Kootenay B.C. Summer Games Golf team as the junior circuit made a stop at Redstone Resort in Rossland. The quartet qualified during the latest stop on the Zone One West […]

The Summer Brochure will be in the mailboxes this week and is available online, at www.rossland.ca.  The Rossland Pool is scheduled to open on Friday, June 1st at 2:30pm.  Public swimming all afternoon, until closing at 6:00pm!  The Rossland Pool is looking for all local youth who currently hold the Bronze Cross Advanced...

Constant delays for the Kootenay Lake Hospital ER Redevelopment Project had Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall questioning Minister of Health Michael de Jong in the provincial legislature earlier this month. The $15.3 million renovations, which includes expansion of the Emergency Room and diagnostic imaging department with a new CT scanner suite, began with an announcement in […]

Josh Coletti of Granite Pointe, Jordan Hoodikoff of Christina Lake and Don Courson, golfing out of the Castlegar course, grabbed the top prizes at the Zone One West Kootenay Men’s Qualifying Tournament Sunday in Christina Lake. Coletti and Hoodikoff each fired 8-over-par 152 to claim the top two spots on the Zone One West Kootenay […]

Nelson Police Department have released the age of the Selkirk Paving worker pinned under a truck during an industrial accident Friday afternoon near the 900 block of Victoria Street on Gyro Park Road. The injuried worker is a 53-year-old local man. While unloading the paver from the trailer towed by the dump truck, the equipment […]